b';.MID Roofinq Confradors Association,Inc.M Address: WESToil JOOOPowe,,& Lqht B q. ldK sos CitlJ, Mnn issouri JOHNC.SHEAVICTOR R.NOTTINGHAMROBERTD.MARQUISDALE CRAMPTONRo t P. Liober ns PresidentSecretoryVicePresidentVicePresidentEec.utiveSecrelnr11 3919N.16th StreetBox 3021724 Campbell71 O DivisionSt. Omaha,NebraskaGreeley,ColoradoKansasCity, MissouriFt.Smith,ArkansasGRond1-0848 VolumeVIIIBULLETINSeptember Issue51964 FABULOUS,FUNTASTICFIFTEENTH Thecountdownhasended.Thisyear\'sconventionisofftheground. Infact,it\'s amilehigh.milehighDenver,dynamicmetropolisof . in theRockyMountainEmpire. stri\\.\\~\\\r.~ ~ 15th AnnualConventionMRCA .ed- DenverHilton,Denver,Colorado ~ece\\\'11______ _ \'oec 6 .November5,6&7,1964 11\\e(\'\\. ,,____-. S\\\\\'~\'" \\I.ea .- C~eC____ \\(\\" ___POWERPACKEDPROGRAM 0. 11"\' ~o~\\i.e,_,&_"G\\J~,, 1pu.(~~es\\R\\i\'1RtA\' sdo-it-yourselfresearchprogram haspaidbigdividendsin \\Sl\'-prioryears,spotlightingsuchtopicsas-TheGutsofaGoodRoof Expansion,ContractionandProperDesign PerimeterProblems:PublicEnemyNo.1. Thisyear \' sbomb-TheShrinki ngRoof:A CreepingCatastrophe Isol atedandanalyzedbyapanelofleadingcontractors,youmayrecognizeforthefirstt i meaproblemquietlyplaguingtheindustryfor years-shrinkage.Avai lableevidencepointstotheincreasingdanger lurki ngwithinunlessanarousedindustryidentifiestheproblemand seekssolutions.ThepanelwillbeheadedbyEwingLusk,Jr.,PhiBeta KapparoofingcontractorfromKansasCity,Missouri,andwillinclude MiltOlson,Omaha,Nebraska,formerPresi dentofNRCA. "Reroofing,"theneglectedorphanoftheroofingfamily,buta solidsourceofincome,wi ll beanothermajorforum.Practicalsuggestions ,pitfallstoavoidandthesharedexperienceofexpertsshoul d makethisoneofthemostrewardingtopicsever.ModeratorTomManson, KansasCity,Missouri,willbeaidedbyJim Ackerman,FortDodge,Iowa, presidentoftheIowaAssociation,andGeorgeCanfield,Denver,Colorado. TwoveryspecialguestswillbeonthegriddleforboththeShrinkingRoofandReroofingforums . MIDWKST 11OOINO CONTIIACTOIIS ASSOCIATION'